Who Am I?
A Journey into Journaling
John Evans, Project Editor
Growing Pains Series
What Exactly Is Journaling?
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A conversation with yourself
Time to think about the day
A way to process stressful events
Get things off your mind
Set Yourself Up
• Choose your special book
• Choose a special time
• Choose a special place
What to Write About
• Ask yourself questions
– How am I feeling right now?
– What happened to me today?
– Who are my best friends and why?
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Letters
Short stories and poems
Likes and dislikes
Dreams
Pictures Are Important, Too!
Are There Rules?
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Be honest
Leave room to make changes
Keep it private if you want
Date your entries
Famous Examples
• “Walden Pond” by Henry David Thoreau
• “The Diary of Samuel Pepys”